***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[BCClone]

As stupid as that sounds...there is a law against setting things on fire?

Guessing this guy has a hawkeye tattoo

 

[bradcyclone]

I am surprise the National Guard has not been activated for this Blizzard to help if needed.

 

[cowgirl836]

Work smarter, not harder

 

[Gorm]

Guessing this guy has a hawkeye tattoo

Not very nice talking about your father like that.

 

[NorthCyd]

Might be common for you urban folk. Outside of a temporary country wide burn ban that is occasionally issued, I don't know of any other permanent laws regarding the use of fire.

Feel free to enlighten me.

Most cities don't allow open burning. Some allow covered fire pits. Even fewer have times where you are allowed to burn yard waste. It's also illegal to just dump gasoline on the ground, which putting it on the snow would be considered the same I'm sure (FYI this applies to you rural folks as well). So yeah, lots of laws probably prohibit that particular activity.

 

[madguy30]

Might be common for you urban folk. Outside of a temporary country wide burn ban that is occasionally issued, I don't know of any other permanent laws regarding the use of fire out here in the country.

Open Burning

Read what you can and cannot burn in the state of Iowa, and where to find more information about open burning.

www.iowadnr.gov

 

[wintersmd]

I have 17 inches on the south side of Ames. This is on our back deck facing the south side out of the wind. Not sure how accurate it is but this is a **** load of snow. This does not include the snow we got on Tuesday.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

When I did get home our driveway access is through the alley which was not plowed at the time. Luckily there is a small business district a couple blocks away I could park at because with a winter advisory there is no parking on the streets.

When alley did get plowed and I went to go get my vehicle I was walking down neighbors driveway to get to my car and fell and totally wiped out. Luckily all that I hurt was my pride.

 

[Gorm]

Most cities don't allow open burning. Some allow covered fire pits. Even fewer have times where you are allowed to burn yard waste. It's also illegal to just dump gasoline on the ground, which putting it on the snow would be considered the same I'm sure (FYI this applies to you rural folks as well). So yeah, lots of laws probably prohibit that particular activity.

Cool. Thank you.

 

[BCClone]

Not very nice talking about your father like that.

You forgot the in-law part. I unfortunately married into tavern Hawkeyes.

 

[Gorm]

Open Burning

Read what you can and cannot burn in the state of Iowa, and where to find more information about open burning.

www.iowadnr.gov

Nearly everyone I know in the neighborhood has a burn barrel. Enforcement seems pretty lax.

Not that I condone burning trash. I recycle as much as I can.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

Probably ran the bobcat with brush attachment ice polishers they're so fond of

Those things should not be allowed on campus. And anyone who orders their use should be required to walk every inch of those polished routes, starting 15 min after the machine passes.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

And I think it was supposed to start later but instead came super early a.m.

Last night I thought the blizzard warning was to start at 10 am today and go to 6 am tomorrow.

EDIT, not that it matters now. Also, wind chill warning from midnight tonight to noon Tuesday.

 

[nfrine]

Time to barbecue on the deck...

 

[brianhos]

If its high efficiency(PVC exhaust out the side of your house), make sure the exhaust/intake aren't frozen over. Seems more likely given the weather. The condensation can build up in colder weather. Hair dryer works to clear it if so. If it is the filter, pull it out and get one when you can.

Or it's covered by a drift of snow, they are usually close to the ground.

 

[chuckd4735]

Most cities don't allow open burning. Some allow covered fire pits. Even fewer have times where you are allowed to burn yard waste. It's also illegal to just dump gasoline on the ground, which putting it on the snow would be considered the same I'm sure (FYI this applies to you rural folks as well). So yeah, lots of laws probably prohibit that particular activity.

Most cities call it out in their sidewalk and street regulations...

 

[Kinch]

Massive traffic backup on i80

Iowa 511 Travel Information Map

Reports regarding traffic incidents, winter road conditions, traffic cameras, active and planned construction, etc.

511ia.org

 

[barometriclow]

Landing a plane in this weather just sounds crazy.

Only if it is a crosswind landing

 

[NorthCyd]

This seems like a good night to watch The Thing.

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

Dad had skies for his Cessna 170. There fixed that.